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 Aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 December 1942 |
| Summary | Loss of control |
| Site | 86 km (53 mi; 46 nmi) southwest of the Tashkent Airport |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev ANT-20bis |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | СССР-Л760 |
| Flight origin | Türkmenabat Airport |
| Destination | Tashkent Airport |
| Occupants | 36 |
| Passengers | 26 |
| Crew | 10 |
| Fatalities | 36 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 1942 Aeroflot ANT-20bis crash happened on 14 December 1942 when the Tupolev ANT-20bis, while operating a route from Türkmenabat Airport to Tashkent Airport, crashed near Türkmenabat after entering a steep dive, killing all 36 occupants on board. The investigation determined the cause to be a passenger, who was given control of the aircraft by the pilot, accidentally disconnecting the autopilot.
Aircraft
[edit]The accident aircraft was a Tupolev PS-124 (Passazhirsky Samolyot 124), also called the ANT-20bis. It had either 272 or 698 flight hours,[1] being manufactured in 1938. The ANT-20bis was a sucessor of the former ANT-20 Maxim Gorky, which crashed in 1935 following a mid-air collision.[2]
Accident
[edit]On 14 December 1942, the ANT-20bis, performing a scheduled flight, took off from Türkmenabat for a flight to Tashkent. There were 36 occupants on the aircraft (six crew members; 30 passengers).[3] Two hours and ten minutes after taking off, the aircraft plunged towards the ground at a steep angle of about 80°. The accident killed all of the 36 on board.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Katastrofa PS-124 Uzbekskogo upravleniya GVF v payone Tashkenta" Катастрофа ПС-124 Узбекского управления ГВФ в районе Ташкента. russianplanes.net (in Russian).
- ^ Guttman, Jon (25 May 2021). "The Soviet's Propaganda Plane: The Tupolev ANT-20bis". HistoryNet. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Crash of a Tupolev ANT-20bis near Tashkent: 36 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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